By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer Here at the Supreme Court of Ohio we review numerous workers’ compensation cases. The questions raised in these cases cover a wide range of issues, but one that we handled earlier this year was rather unique. The case involved Donald F. McNea Jr., a police officer for the city of […]
By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer This case involved a man named Rick Warner, who began working for Central Allied Enterprises – a company that paves roadways – in 2004. Rick had worked on paving crews before, and he knew when he started with Central Allied that the work was seasonal. In the past, Rick had […]
By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer Most of us learned a new word a couple of weeks ago – “derecho.” It’s actually the Spanish word for “straight,” but the word didn’t come to us by way of a foreign language lesson. “Derecho” is the word meteorologists use to describe the type of wind that swept through […]
Nathanael Greene By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer Every year on the Fourth of July, all of America stops to celebrate our nation’s birth. It was an occasion worth remembrance: when 56 American patriots signed the Declaration of Independence – including John Hancock, whose signature in large, bold script sits atop the list – they defied a […]
By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer In Ohio’s court system, the state is divided into 12 appellate districts, each of which is served by a court of appeals. Each district takes appeals from the trial courts in their geographic area, but occasionally, the court of appeals in one district will arrive at a judgment that contradicts […]
By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the one that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. But does that prohibition extend to abandoned property? That’s the issue that we – the Supreme Court of Ohio – recently reviewed in a case that involved a man named Dennis Gould. When Gould […]
By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer Unfortunately, it’s not at all uncommon for divorced parents to be delinquent in their child support payments. And when that happens there are consequences, as demonstrated by a case that came before us – the Ohio Supreme Court – earlier this year. The case involved a previously married couple we’ll refer […]
By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer In the years following World War II this nation experienced a flurry of development and industrial growth. That growth required electricity, and to meet that demand, electric companies expanded the power grid. That expansion meant that more lines had to be built to transmit the electricity, which meant that power […]